diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/distributed/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/distributed/default.nix
index ce0cf13e9a92..38c977f3ffa5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/distributed/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/distributed/default.nix
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "distributed";
-  version = "2021.6.2";
+  version = "2021.8.1";
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   # get full repository need conftest.py to run tests
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-19ESqGqwSdzvo7If0brqQhKiwD0iwkvVWtONIaf10Ug=";
+    sha256 = "c13ac10ecd9ee5f0ff67f5697149062d6e483f23a079918df1ab2e19b11fa77d";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [